Senior Software Engineer II - Remote

Are you interested in building a scalable platform

Are you a software engineer who is passionate about team development

Join our Compute division's Platform Engineering Team!

Akamai is working to simplify the way people work in the cloud. Our work environment nurtures innovative solutions, rapid development cycles, and open communication. This is a collaborative team building and scaling platform services for our compute platform. We encourage and reward curiosity, ingenuity, and technical excellence.

Partner with the best

As a Platform Senior Software Engineer II, you will scale and develop platform services on top of our compute infrastructure. This includes decomposing existing platform services, designing new solutions and building the software and services which will allow Linode operations to scale.

As a Platform Senior Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for:

• Designing systems and software to provide platform solutions for our compute infrastructure
• Building internal cloud infrastructure components like Service Mesh, Service Proxy, Messaging, Distributed database and API gateways
• Building and deploying highly available APIs using Go, Python
• Building and deploying secure, scalable, elastic, manageable and reliable solutions using open source components based on product requirements
• Working closely with SRE teams to ensure systems are manageable and reliable and thoroughly tested
• Mentoring junior and senior software engineers
• Researching, proposing, and integrating relevant open-source and external partner solutions based on product requirements

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 5 or more years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in CS or related field
• Possess interest in leading a cross-functional team with a product focus
• Have responsibility for a large and complex software system, codebase, or product.
• Demonstrate fluency in API development in a systems programming language such as C++, Go or Rust
• Possess skill with Docker, Kubernetes and other CNCF projects
• Demonstrate solid Linux, Bash, and network fundamentals (HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP, DNS, etc.)
• Demonstrate fluency with telemetry, observability in Prometheus, Grafana, Kiali, Jaeger

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

what makes Akamai a great place to work

We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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